Pd-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroamidocarbonylation of α-Substituted Acrylamides to Chiral Succinimides.

With the aid of an innate amide group, an intramolecular Pd-catalyzed enantioselective hydroamidocarbonylation reaction of α-substituted acrylamides was developed, and a series of chiral 2-substituted succinimides were obtained in moderate to high yields and enantioselectivities. The generality of this approach was demonstrated by the carbonylation of both aryl- and alkyl-substituted acrylamides containing numerous functional groups.